• The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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[QUOTE=ilmon3y;45912036]Anyone currently making use of a 4k monitor/TV? If so, would you say it's worth the result, and what GPU are you using alongside with it?[/QUOTE] Yeah I'm using that 28 inch samsung one right now paired with a gtx 780 For me I'd say it was worth the result. I was using a small cheapo monitor before and wanted to upgrade for quite a while. Playing games at 4k is pretty sweet. I prefer not using AA on the games I run at 4k because I personally think it looks better, it makes things look real sharp. Also those games tend to crash whenever AA is applied to 4k. Feel free to ask more
Does anyone know a good affordable gaming laptop that is in the $500 to $600 range (if any) ?
[QUOTE=robotman5;45912601]Does anyone know a good affordable gaming laptop that is in the $500 to $600 range (if any) ?[/QUOTE] A gaming desktop in the $500-600 range is a hard buy, let alone a gaming laptop. I think you may be out of luck there.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45912611]A gaming desktop in the $500-600 range is a hard buy, let alone a gaming laptop. I think you may be out of luck there.[/QUOTE] There used to be a fair number of budget-based gaming laptops out there, but they're becoming a lot more scarce for some reason. The cheapest ones I can usually find on Newegg are in the $700 or $800 range nowadays.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45912611]A gaming desktop in the $500-600 range is a hard buy, let alone a gaming laptop. I think you may be out of luck there.[/QUOTE] Ohh ok, maybe a laptop that is decent enough to play some games like say The Sims 4 or games that arent that intense on graphics (ultra high etc..)
[QUOTE=Levelog;45904688]Yeah, that sound be fine as long as it's a decent brand.[/QUOTE] The PSU is 2 1/2 years old and works fine. From what I've read, I could expect it to work another 2 years (since it's had no issues). Sound good..? I did a buttload of research at the time and learned Xigmatec was fine. So that's what I'm using.
[QUOTE=robotman5;45912713]Ohh ok, maybe a laptop that is decent enough to play some games like say The Sims 4 or games that arent that intense on graphics (ultra high etc..)[/QUOTE] Pick something with a good processor. I believe one with an AMD A10 5750M would be decent and about 500 dollars.
Well, my laptop is now sorted. But I've been trying to find a good program to benchmark/calibrate my battery usage. I found batteryeater but it looks kind of bloated.
I have three monitors. I have two nVidia video cards. Two different types (720GTX and 220). I want the 720 to run my main monitor, and I use the cheap 220 to power the second monitors. If I have all monitors enabled, will my 720 run at full speed? I thought PCI-E runs at a lower speed with multiple cards or something. (I have a Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H mobo) Before I got a second card, I use to disable all monitors besides the main one, so it didn't hinder my FPS. Thanks
[QUOTE=Drak_Thing;45919418]I have three monitors. I have two nVidia video cards. Two different types (720GTX and 220). I want the 720 to run my main monitor, and I use the cheap 220 to power the second monitors. If I have all monitors enabled, will my 720 run at full speed? I thought PCI-E runs at a lower speed with multiple cards or something. (I have a Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H mobo) Before I got a second card, I use to disable all monitors besides the main one, so it didn't hinder my FPS. Thanks[/QUOTE] My understanding is that you'll usually have a couple PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots on your board, but when you fill both slots, they throttle to x8 per card. However, most cards run pretty much fine at x8, so you shouldn't have too many issues.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45919507]My understanding is that you'll usually have a couple PCI-E 2.0 x16 slots on your board, but when you fill both slots, they throttle to x8 per card. However, most cards run pretty much fine at x8, so you shouldn't have too many issues.[/QUOTE] Depends on the motherboard. Some can run multiple x16 slots natively, some use a PCIe switch to run them at x16 with a slight penalty, others limit to x8/x8. His is a Z77 board - it gets PCIe 3.0 x16 from the CPU, and another PCIe 2.0 x8 from the chipset (some of those might route to built-in chips instead of slots). So it can't do x16/x16 unless it's got a PCIe switch (which isn't common). But a 720 GT (side note: there is no 720 GTX) actually doesn't use a full x16 to begin with, just x8 if my sources are right. Anyways, since x8 is considered enough for even a top-tier card in SLI, I doubt it will hurt his performance any.
Thanks guy, and yes sorry it's a 760GTX**. I moved the 220 to the last slot, and the 760 on the very first slot, then opened speccy, and it shows the 760 running @ x16, and the other card running @ x4. Which I believe is what I want.
I'm doing a computer upgrade this week. Now, I kind of want a new CPU, since my i7 2600K is now getting quite old. I'm looking at the i7 4790K, but then I would have to get a new motherboard. This is where I'm lost. I don't really know what is "good" anymore. The one I'm going with so far is MSI Z87-G45, but I don't know if that would serve me best. But I also have a nVidia GTX 760 TI. What would serve me best, a GPU upgrade or a CPU upgrade? And if you have any input on the mb, that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks. [editline]8th September 2014[/editline] Keep in mind tho, my CPU is oc'd to 4.5ghz running at around 40C on idle.
[QUOTE=brainmaster;45921319]I'm doing a computer upgrade this week. Now, I kind of want a new CPU, since my i7 2600K is now getting quite old. I'm looking at the i7 4790K, but then I would have to get a new motherboard. This is where I'm lost. I don't really know what is "good" anymore. The one I'm going with so far is MSI Z87-G45, but I don't know if that would serve me best. But I also have a nVidia GTX 760 TI. What would serve me best, a GPU upgrade or a CPU upgrade? And if you have any input on the mb, that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks. [editline]8th September 2014[/editline] Keep in mind tho, my CPU is oc'd to 4.5ghz running at around 40C on idle.[/QUOTE] I've got a 760Ti as well and it's still doing fine for me. I suppose if you're looking to upgrade and frequently game a 770 or 780 would be a big step up and still most likely cheaper than a new CPU+Mobo. If you really want Haswell then the motherboard, in my opinion, doesn't make much of a difference as long as you buy a reputable brand. MSI is good, and the one you picked out seems to be a good choice.
[QUOTE=brainmaster;45921319]I'm doing a computer upgrade this week. Now, I kind of want a new CPU, since my i7 2600K is now getting quite old. I'm looking at the i7 4790K, but then I would have to get a new motherboard. This is where I'm lost. I don't really know what is "good" anymore. The one I'm going with so far is MSI Z87-G45, but I don't know if that would serve me best. But I also have a nVidia GTX 760 TI. What would serve me best, a GPU upgrade or a CPU upgrade? And if you have any input on the mb, that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks. [editline]8th September 2014[/editline] Keep in mind tho, my CPU is oc'd to 4.5ghz running at around 40C on idle.[/QUOTE] Right now, I'd say GPU is what you need. Plenty of people are still rocking a 2500K with no problems, so your 2600K should be fine for a while, unless Intel or AMD decides to really step up their game. And honestly, unless you're running post-1080p resolutions, the 760Ti is still a good enough card. Unless you're actually having problems running games, I'd consider whether you even really need an upgrade. The times have changed - a two-year-old rig is no longer obsolete.
Where are all y'all getting these OEM 760ti's?
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921412]Where are all y'all getting these OEM 760ti's?[/QUOTE] At least in my part of the country, OEM GTX's aren't exactly rare. I see them in Best Buy fairly often. Amazon sells them too. I usually go with EVGA, though. I prefer their coolers, they're a little bit better than the reference designs usually.
Really? I'm not getting any results searching on Amazon.
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921462]Really? I'm not getting any results searching on Amazon.[/QUOTE] Weird. I could have sworn I saw them on Amazon. Best Buy's their sole distributor, though, and they only make two cards. The 760 and the 770.
What do you mean they only make two cards?
Thanks for the quick answer you guys! I'm going to look around for a while, see if I find a decent GPU. I'd appreciate any suggetions tho!
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921502]What do you mean they only make two cards?[/QUOTE] I mean they literally only make two GTX cards. They make a 760 and a 770. Those are the only Nvidia-branded GTX cards that Nvidia personally makes.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45921543]I mean they literally only make two GTX cards. They make a 760 and a 770. Those are the only Nvidia-branded GTX cards that Nvidia personally makes.[/QUOTE] Do you mean the 760ti? That's what we were talking about. I'm honestly just confused right now.
[QUOTE=Levelog;45921562]Do you mean the 760ti? That's what we were talking about. I'm honestly just confused right now.[/QUOTE] No, just looks like the normal, bog-standard 760. Not sure what you're confused about, but I'm thinking he's not using an Nvidia-branded card. Anyway, I'll try to break it down. 1. You asked where people were getting these OEM Nvidia cards. 2. I responded by saying Best Buy sells OEM Nvidia cards, which are produced entirely internally by Nvidia. 3. I said they only make two models under that brand at a time, the X60 and X70 cards. 4. Now we're here. Hopefully that clears something up.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;45923557]So this is for people who processes audio a lot. What's generally more required to process audio faster using Audacity? Better processor required(should I go for a quad core? or would a cheap dual core will do) How much ram would I need for rendering multiple tracks? I did a test on my father's APU laptop on a resample and it pushed a 3 minute MP3 in under a minute. So I have sorta an idea that a processor isn't exactly needed for audio.[/QUOTE] It is all in the processor and RAM (and sometimes your hard drive, since that's often where cache is stored). Thing is, processors are so fast at this point that even a low end PC is sufficient for audio processing, especially for converting audio formats. The only time you really need a high end PC for audio is when your processing a buttload of high quality tracks in real time.
[QUOTE=woolio1;45923882]No, just looks like the normal, bog-standard 760. Not sure what you're confused about, but I'm thinking he's not using an Nvidia-branded card. Anyway, I'll try to break it down. 1. You asked where people were getting these OEM Nvidia cards. 2. I responded by saying Best Buy sells OEM Nvidia cards, which are produced entirely internally by Nvidia. 3. I said they only make two models under that brand at a time, the X60 and X70 cards. 4. Now we're here. Hopefully that clears something up.[/QUOTE] When I said "where are people getting these OEM video cards?" I was referring to the people with 760ti's, as it's only an OEM card
Oh... Looks like it's a card for prebuilt machines, so I'd imagine it's probably available from any custom PC company.
Guys, is there such a program that exists that completely removes Windows from managing audio devices? I'm having so much trouble with bullshit from Windows when swapping default audio devices. I have 2 studio monitors and a headset that I switch between depending on what I'm doing. It would be really handy if I could set which programs use which audio device for example.
Why do I have this process using so much CPU every time I turn the PC on? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4TSgxqq.png[/IMG] It doesn't come back after closing it.
[QUOTE=NightVoid41;45929979]Why do I have this process using so much CPU every time I turn the PC on? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4TSgxqq.png[/IMG] It doesn't come back after closing it.[/QUOTE] That's not steam.
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